What is Potassium Citrate used for and who uses it?
Potassium Citrate is occasionally prescribed as a medication to make the urine less acidic. By decreasing the acidity of the urine the kidneys can more efficiently process and remove uric acid and thereby help to prevent or treat gout or kidney stones. Potassium Citrate is also occasionally prescribed for treating certain metabolic disordered resulting from kidney disease. Abnormally low levels of potassium in the cells can cause what is known as hypokalemia. Hypokalemia can be the result of prolonged vomiting, the use of some diuretics, kidney disease, anorexia, bulimia, or any other condition that might cause potassium to exit the body faster than you can replenish it. Fatigue, muscle weakness and cramps, and intestinal paralysis are among some of the symptoms, which may lead to bloating, constipation, and abdominal pain. Severe cases of hypokalemia can lead to muscular paralysis or even fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Other reported symptoms of potassium deficiency include constipation,
